Thursday, April 18, 2013

Get your kids Coding!

In case you hadn't noticed, there's a movement gathering momentum on the web. CoderDojo (I'm a Mentor), Black Girls Code, Codeacademy - the list is getting longer every week, it seems. So it's never (ever!) been easier or cheaper to get the training you need if you want to start to write computer code. Even if you don't have a computer in your home, a few minutes a few times a week on Codecademy in your local public library should be enough to get you started. No Dojo/Coding club in your town? Start one. There's almost always an underemployed space that someone will be willing to let you use in a good cause.

Free resources (there are loads more but I'm in a hurry! :D I'll add more at a later date):
scratch.mit.edu
coderdojo.com
codecademy.com

iPad apps:
Hopscotch
Daisy the Dinosaur

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